It seems ridiculous that I miss such local broadcasting as live Christmas tree lightings and ice cream eating competitions. But the value lies in connecting the people with the place. Local radio is the rambling, jolly voice of a community. I miss that voice. I have searched for it here, but all the broadcasting lacks a sense of place. Apart from the occasional news flash the broadcasts could be from absolutely anywhere in Sweden.
So I'll continue to get my fix from Radio Oxford, Manx Radio, and various carribean islands through the magic of apps. Yes, I'm a freak...I enjoy broadcasts from communities to which I have no connection!
Against the background of an increasingly international media I maintain that there's something deeply comforting — something unique — in listening to a person speak about the locality their broadcasting from. It makes me feel I'm really there with them, wherever they may be.
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